James Robert Balfour

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ca. 1821 — 13 March 1844

James Robert Balfour (29A)

Headstone

A fragment of James Robert Balfour's headstone discovered in a Toowong Cemetery Archaeological Dig in 2014.

• Erected: North Brisbane Burial Grounds, Episcopalian section. After 13 March 1844
• Moved to: North Brisbane Burial Grounds, Reserved Area. ca. 1914. Recorded as James Balfour
• Demolished and disposed of in: Toowong Cemetery, Portion 29A. ca. 1930
• Discovered: Toowong Cemetery, Portion 29A near Section 72. ca. May 2014

Inscription

In Memory
of
…ames R Balf…
… of Colinton …
…o departed th…
12^th March 18…
aged 23 year…

Learn more

• Death Record - Queensland Government

Death registration: James Robert Balfour
Death date: 13/03/1844
Mother's name: - Buried 17/03/1844
Father/parent's name: -
Registration details: 1854/BBU/62

• Family Notices (1844, April 1). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), p. 3.

Deaths.
At Colinton, Brisbane River, Moreton Bay, on the 12th of March last, James Robert Balfour, Esq., aged 23 years.

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